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Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wigan Athletic FC
5 – 2
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC The DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 3' Jason Lowe

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship at The DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee David Webb
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
2
3
Wigan Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 5–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 5–2 W
12 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–3 L
09 Mar Reading FC A 2–3 L
05 Mar Derby County FC A 1–2 L
02 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
23 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 2–5 L
12 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
09 Mar Millwall FC H 2–1 W
02 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Feb Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
16 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–4 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
3/5
16-30
6/1
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
3/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
Sam Dalby 6 G
Thierry Gale 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Wigan Athletic FC and Bolton Wanderers FC is underway.
  • 3' That is a Yellow card for Bolton Wanderers FC. Jason Lowe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 4' A stunning finish from Joe Garner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 8' The Bolton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Jason Lowe is withdrawn and Pawel Olkowski gets his opportunity.
  • 13' Nick Powell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Bolton Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Bolton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' England international Jason Lowe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Sammy Ameobi is replacing Clayton Donaldson for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
  • 51' Against the run of play, Gavin Massey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' Goal! Nick Powell scores his 44 goal in 395 matches.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Assisted by Josh Magennis with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gary O'Neil makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' Goal! Michael Jacobs scores his 21 goal in 395 matches.
  • 71' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Garner departs to be replaced by Leon Clarke.
  • 76' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sammy Ameobi makes it 4-2.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Leon Clarke makes it 5-2 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 82' Will Buckley makes way for Craig Noone at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Darron Gibson. He replaces Gavin Massey on 83 minute.
  • 88' Pawel Olkowski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Wigan Athletic FC take all three points.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephen Humphrys 3
James McClean 3
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 2
Charlie Wyke 2
Gary O'Neil 1
Leon Clarke 1
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Joe Garner 1

Head to Head

2019-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 5–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2019-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 5–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-03-09 Reading FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-03-05 Derby County FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-02-23 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2019-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 5–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-03-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-03-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2019-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-02-23 Leeds United FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-02-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.22 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC58% Draw22% Bolton Wanderers FC20%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
42%
Wigan Athletic FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC43% Draw39% Bolton Wanderers FC18%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.